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- Dictionarystimulating/ˈstɪmjʊleɪtɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. encouraging or arousing interest or enthusiasm: "a rich and stimulating working environment" Similar Opposite
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A stimulating person makes you feel enthusiastic and full of ideas: a really stimulating teacher. If an activity is stimulating, it causes your body to be active: Aerobics is one of the most stimulating forms of exercise. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
a. : enjoyably exciting or interesting. a very stimulating experience/environment. a stimulating discussion. "There is nothing more stimulating than a case where everything goes against you." Arthur Conan Doyle. b. : acting as a stimulant : producing increased energy or alertness.
to encourage something to grow, develop, or become active: Tax cuts will stimulate the economy. Read books to stimulate your child’s imagination. Some vegetables stimulate cells to manufacture a cancer-fighting enzyme. stimulation. noun [ U ] us / ˌstɪm·jəˈleɪ·ʃən / I need the intellectual stimulation of work.
Stimulating definition: causing interest, inspiration, or incitement to action. See examples of STIMULATING used in a sentence.
1. : to excite to activity or growth or to greater activity : animate, arouse. 2. a. : to function as a physiological stimulus to. b. : to arouse or affect by a stimulant (such as a drug) intransitive verb. : to act as a stimulant or stimulus. stimulation. ˌstim-yə-ˈlā-shən. noun. stimulative. ˈstim-yə-ˌlā-tiv. adjective. stimulator.
verb (used with object) , stim·u·lat·ed, stim·u·lat·ing. to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: A childhood summer learning program was the first thing to stimulate his interest in mathematics. Synonyms: excite, activate, arouse.
stimulating full of interesting or exciting ideas; making people feel enthusiastic: Thank you for a most stimulating discussion. gripping so exciting or interesting that it holds your attention completely: His books are always so gripping. absorbing interesting and fun and holding your attention completely: Chess can be an extremely absorbing ...
If something stimulates a part of a person's body, it causes it to move or start working. Exercise stimulates the digestive and excretory systems. [ VERB noun ]
stimulating full of interesting or exciting ideas; making people feel enthusiastic: We had a stimulating conversation over lunch. gripping so exciting or interesting that it holds your attention completely: His books are always so gripping.
You can stimulate practically anything: a person, a conversation, a mind, or even the growth of a plant. Stimulate is often used to describe a physical or sexual sensation, but don't get bogged down in that kind of thinking. Often, a government will try to stimulate economic activity by creating a stimulus package.
